Looking for practical Shona to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Shona phrase first, then the Lao translation (Lao) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Lao.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Lao-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mhoro
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Ndatenda
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Mangwanani akanaka
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Masikati akanaka
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Manheru akanaka
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Usiku hwakanaka
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Tichasangana gare gare
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Sara zvakanaka
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Zita rako ndiani?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Zita rangu ndiri John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Uri sei?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Ndinofara kukuziva
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Handinzwisisi
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Ndokumbirawo utaure zvishoma
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Chimbuzi chiripi?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwemaguta?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Tendeuka kuruboshwe
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Tendeuka kurudyi
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Enda mberi
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Mari yechikwereti ingani?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Tikiti imwe, ndapota
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Iko kure here kubva pano?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ndakakanganiswa
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ndingatenga kupi kadhi reSIM?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Kwete
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Pangove
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ndinobvumirana
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Handibvumirane
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Unofungei?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Unogona kundibatsira here?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Mirira kwechinguva
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ndine urombo
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Hapana chakaipa
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Makorokoto
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi kune chiteshi chechitima?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Kupi kune chiteshi chebhazi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ndeipi puratifomu?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Inobva nenguva ipi?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira chaiyo here?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Iri pedyo pano
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Iri kure nepano
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu here?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Mira pano, ndapota
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zvinodhura here?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Izvozvo zvinodhura kwazvo
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Une chimwe chinhu chiri pamutengo wakaderera here?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ndingada tafura yevaviri
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Chikwereti, ndapota
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Sevhisi iri mukati here?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Ndiri muvegetarian
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Izvi zvinonaka
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Ndingawana menyu here?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Girazi remvura, ndapota
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fonera mapurisa
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Fonera amburensi
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Ndiri kuda chiremba
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ndiri kunzwa kusuruvara
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ndine allergic kumapundu
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Chii chiri pedyo nechipatara?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Zvinorwadza pano
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Unogona here kufonera hotera yangu?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Rubatsiro!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndinofara kukusangana
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Ngatirongei musangano
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Ndichatumira chirevo nhasi
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Tingataure mangwana here?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Ndapota tarisai faira rakabatanidzwa
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Ndatenda nenguva yako
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Ungajekesei iyo pfungwa?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Ndichadzoka kwauri
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.